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From: asd@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Mirror Tech hard drives, 3200 color pics, & AppleII UNIX!
Keywords: Unix, IIgs, hard drives, 3200 color, Mirror Technologies
Message-ID: <1946@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 23 Mar 89 02:44:08 GMT
Reply-To: asd@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth)
Organization: Purdue University
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Ok got's some questions here.

- Can whoever said they had a Mirror Technologies drive for their Apple
  please send me your satisfaction, how much it cost, where'd ya get, and
  anything that might be of importance.

- Is there a program out there that can create 3200 color pics (IIgs)?  It's
  nice having a program that can display these pictures but I'd like to be
  able to create some.  Also related, is there a program that can display the
  GIF pics that have more than 16 colors (like convert it into a 3200 type and
  display it)?  Since 3200/256 can be displayed, I'd think it would be
  possible to view these pics in their normal number of colors on a IIgs.

- Is there anything that could prevent one from creating Unix for a
  Apple II (not gs)?  or Apple IIgs?  I'm not concerned with lack of
  compilers, speed of cpu, etc, I am mainly concerned with IF it is possible,
  and/or IF it is possible but would require much too effort.  Right now,
  I figure the IIgs would be easiest to do this on.  With the MemoryManager
  and stuff built in ROM, you wouldn't have to mess around with creating
  your own routines for managing memory (like on any non-gs II).

  So is it
    possible?
    possible with extreme effort (not worth it)?
    not possible at on a non-gs II?  on a gs?  or at all?

  I am CONSIDERING developing Unix for the Apple.  I think it would be
  possible.  Correct me if I'm wrong (as I know you will).

Specifically,

A2/UX:
  runs under GS/OS for full support of various file systems, gs tools, etc.
  compatible with ProDos & GS/OS programs (that might be a major pain with
    the way some programs can hog memory and disable interupts)
  compatible with Unix programs
  supports multi-tasking (it's not gonna run a bunch of multiple compiles
    in the background, sure, but it should be able to do some multitasking)
    Better support for multitasking could come when/if Mensch comes out with
    his computer-on-a-chip multi-wiz-bang-slam-into-hyperdrive chips.
    (covered back in an Open-Apple sometime ago)
  runs Korn shell (for the unelightened, this is a Bourne shell with ither
    VI or Emacs history/line editing.  it's a nice shell) or maybe tcsh
    (csh with Emacs history/line editing) but I probably would go for Korn
    if this project comes to fruition.

The above leaves out every non-gs person (not a good thing) but right now I
think that only the gs has the tools to cope with it.  At least that's what
I'm thinking.

So folks, call me stupid/insane/hopelessly deranged/or a mindless idiot for
thinking about actually considering to undertake upon this project.  Is there
any technical reasons why such a project can not be undertaken and maybe even
succeed?  Comment away.

Kareth.
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